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Beyond Meds
The Beyond Meds Journal

Slow medicine, written down.

Notes from the clinic on PCOS, gut, diabetes, skin, thyroid, and the long unwind from chronic medication.

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Gut Health

Why your gut runs your hormones, your skin, and your mood

The slow argument for fixing the gut first.

22 May 202614 min read

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PCOS & Hormones

PCOS isn't destiny: a root-cause guide for women whose metformin script never moved the needle

What the standard PCOS playbook misses, and how to test for what is actually going on.

15 May 202614 min read

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Root Method

The Root Method: why root-cause medicine works where pills alone don't

Three phases. Designed to find the why and help your body respond.

8 May 202610 min read

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Skin

Acne after 25: when it's hormonal, when it's gut, and how to tell

Why the topical you've been on for two years isn't working.

24 April 202610 min read

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Thyroid & Hormonal

Hypothyroidism: the tests your doctor probably skipped

TSH alone tells you almost nothing.

17 April 20268 min read

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Skin

Chronic urticaria: why the hives keep coming back

When antihistamines stop being the answer.

10 April 20269 min read

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Lifestyle

Is gond katira actually helpful? An MD's honest take

What it does, what it doesn't, and where it earns its place.

3 April 20267 min read

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Lifestyle

Why sleep is half your hormone treatment

What poor sleep does to your blood sugar, your cycle, and your weight.

27 March 20269 min read

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Lifestyle

High-protein vegetarian breakfasts (under five minutes)

Five honest options that actually move the needle on your blood sugar.

20 March 20268 min read

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Diabetes & Metabolic

Insulin resistance: the silent driver of weight gain, acne, and PCOS

If your fasting glucose is normal but the symptoms aren't, this is probably you.

13 March 202614 min read

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Root Method

What 'functional medicine' actually means (and what it doesn't)

An MD's plain-English guide for patients tired of the buzzword.

6 March 20269 min read